Press Release

  • McHenry Introduces the EPIC Act
    Apr 22, 2015 - Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) introduced H.R. 1928, the Empowering Parents to Invest in Choice (EPIC) Act. This legislation enables parents to save for their children's education in tax-free savings accounts including the popular 529 savings accounts. Additionally this legislat... More
  • McHenry Introduces the RAISE Act of 2015
    Apr 17, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10), the Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee introduced H.R. 1839 the Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of 2015 or RAISE Act. The legislation simply codifies an established legal framework for secondary markets of... More
  • McHenry: A Bipartisan Reform to Strengthen Medicare
    Mar 26, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: “Today the House took an important step towards strengthening Medicare and putting our nation’s budget on a more sustainable path for... More
  • McHenry Statement on SEC's Reg A+ Rule
    Mar 25, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10), the Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) adoption of rules on Regulation A+ or Title IV of the JOBS Act: “While I continue to review the details of the... More
  • McHenry: A Balanced Budget Supporting a Safer America
    Mar 25, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) released the following statement after House passage of the fiscal year 2016 House Republican budget resolution: “Our nation continues to face grave threats both at home and abroad. Regional security in the Middle East deteriorates daily while Russia expa... More
  • Five Years Later, Obamacare Continues to Harm Western NC Families
    Mar 23, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) released the following statement to mark the fifth anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law by President Barack Obama: “On this day five years ago I said Obamacare would lead to higher taxes, higher spending, fewer jobs, and prolong the economic pai... More
  • House Small Brewers Caucus Reestablished in New Congress
    Mar 17, 2015 - Reps. Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10), Peter DeFazio (D, OR-04), Mike Kelly (R, PA-03) and Richard Neal (D, MA-01) are pleased to announce the House Small Brewers Caucus has been reestablished in the 114th Congress. Founded by DeFazio and Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) in 2007, this bipartisan group is dedicate... More
  • McHenry Introduces the Ammunition & Firearms Protection Act
    Mar 16, 2015 - Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) introduced H.R. 1365, the Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act. H.R. 1365 would prevent the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from classifying M855 ammunition as armor-piercing and from instituting any ban on the sale and manufa... More
  • McHenry Introduces No Free Rides Act
    Mar 4, 2015 - Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) introduced H.R. 1249, the No Free Rides Act. H.R. 1249 would prohibit illegal aliens who have received Social Security numbers through President Obama's deferred prosecution of illegal immigrants from using the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Unde... More
  • McHenry Welcomes Guest Chaplain from Lincolnton
    Feb 26, 2015 - Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) welcomed Reverend Randy Cash of Lincolnton, NC to the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as guest chaplain, delivering the chamber's daily prayer. Reverend Cash is a 26 year veteran of the United States Navy where he served as a Naval Chaplain suppo... More